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Aluminum and aluminum alloy are widely used in every field of modern life. It is especially important to understand the detailed mechanisms of aluminum atmospheric corrosion. Traditional studies only consider the role of oxygen reduction and focus on anions such as Cl-, SO42- in the environment, ignoring the effects of cations such as Na+ on the atmospheric corrosion. However, recent studies have shown that the effect of Na element on the corrosion of aluminum can not be ignored. In this work, single-shot laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was used to measure the aluminum atomic lines after corrosion for 35 d in the atmospheric environment, and combined with a three-dimensional tomography measurement, to study the depth profiling of Na on the aluminum surface. The results show that the Na element on the surface of the aluminum originates from the atmospheric environment, and Na is involved in the formation of corrosion product NaAlCO3(OH)(2). The content of NaAlCO3(OH)(2) decreases as the depth increases following an exponential power function. The content decrease of NaAlCO3(OH)(2) in different depths can be transformed into the change of cathode area. Combined with the measured polarization curve of aluminum, the atmospheric corrosion model of aluminum including the presence of oxygen reduction and the change of cathode area was established using COMSOL software. The calculated corrosion depth is 6.155 mu m, which is consistent with the depth of Na element measured by LIBS experiments. By studying the distribution of Na cations and corrosion products, a simulation model was established to reveal the influence on corrosion mechanism, which is of great significance for the study of early atmospheric corrosion of aluminum.
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ACTA METALLURGICA SINICA
ISSN: 0412-1961
CN: 21-1139/TG
Year: 2019
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Page: 529-536
0 . 9 3 8
JCR@2019
2 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:236
CAS Journal Grade:3
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WoS CC Cited Count: 3
SCOPUS Cited Count: 4
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 3
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